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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Hat have the kids beg for from the Americans?
(a) Money.
(b) food.
(c) Comic books.
(d) Chewing gum and chocolate.

2. What does Mrs. Bhakcu look like?
(a) Four feet high and three feet wide.
(b) Five feet high and two two and a half feet wife.
(c) Five feet three inches high with a small waist.
(d) Four feet six inches high with a large waist.

3. What happened to Big Foot's father when Big Foot was still a boy?
(a) He was put in jail for good.
(b) He was killed in the oil field riots in 1937.
(c) He went off to sea.
(d) He became a devout priest again entering a monastery.

4. Who is Nathaniel?
(a) Laura's mean brother.
(b) Laura's father.
(c) A street thief.
(d) The one man Laura has two babies by.

5. What does Titus Hoyt persuade the author's mother to do?
(a) Give the author half a pint of milk a day.
(b) Give the author lots of green vegetables.
(c) Bake home-made bread for the author.
(d) Feed the author fish three times a week.

Short Answer Questions

1. What bet does the author place on Big Foot's big fight?

2. How much does Hat pay out after Big Foot's big fight?

3. How old is the author when he meets Titus Hoyt?

4. How many children had Morgan's father had?

5. What is the name of the woman who is seen hurrying from Morgan's house one night?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Titus do because he is not really qualified to become a teacher?

2. What happens when Laura's daughter, Lorna, gets pregnant?

3. What does Titus do after getting his certificate?

4. Describe Big Foot and why the author is frightened of him.

5. How does Eddoes use his job to make extra money?

6. What is the main focus of chapter 10 where Laura is introduced to the reader?

7. Why do the people of Miguel Street finally laugh at Morgan, and what happens to him then?

8. Who is Laura, and how many children does she have?

9. Who is Mr. Titus Hoyt, and when does the author meet him?

10. What does Big Foot do for a living and what happens one day on the beach when the author and Big Foot connect briefly?

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